Electric line arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10029575-B2
Application number	US-201615355722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2016
Priority date	Nov 19, 2015
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

An electric line arrangement, in particular a charging cable for a motor vehicle, having at least one electrically conductive lead which can be placed in electrical contact at its ends in order to transmit electrical energy, an insulation layer which surrounds the lead circumferentially, and a coolant duct in which a cooling fluid for cooling the lead is conducted, wherein the insulation layer is spaced apart from the lead, and the coolant duct is formed between the insulation layer and the lead in such a way that the cooling fluid flows directly around the lead.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A charging cable for a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one electrically conductive lead which can be placed in electrical contact at its ends in order to transmit electrical energy,
an insulation layer which surrounds the lead circumferentially,
a first coolant duct In which a cooling fluid for cooling the lead can be conducted,
wherein the insulation layer is spaced apart from the lead, and the first coolant duct is formed between the insulation layer and the lead in such a way that the cooling fluid flows directly around the lead,
a sheathed layer which surrounds the insulation layer circumferentially, wherein the sheathed layer is spaced apart from the insulation layer,
a second coolant duct formed between the sheathed layer and the insulation layer, and
a plug-type connector, at an axial end of the charging cable, in electrical contact with the at least one electrically conductive lead, and wherein the plug-type connector connects the first coolant duct to the second coolant duct.

2. The charging cable as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cavity, which forms the first coolant duct, is formed between the insulation layer and the lead.

3. The charging cable as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first coolant duct forms a coolant forward flow line, and the second coolant duct forms a coolant return flow line.

4. The charging cable as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plug-type connector has an opening which is connected to the first coolant duct in order to discharge the cooling fluid from the electric line arrangement.

5. The charging cable as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plug-type connector is configured to be connected to a coolant arrangement in order to feed the cooling fluid to the first coolant duct.

6. The charging cable as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electric line arrangement has a pressure sensor which is arranged in the second coolant duct in order to detect a pressure drop in the second coolant duct.

7. The charging cable as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a second pressure sensor is arranged in the first coolant duct in order to determine a position of damage to the first coolant duct.

8. The charging cable of claim 1 , further comprising a second plug-type connector in order to connect the electric charging cable to the motor vehicle or to a charging station.

9. The charging cable of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer is a solid tube.

10. A charging cable for a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one electrically conductive lead which can he placed in electrical contact at its ends in order to transmit electrical energy,
an insulation layer which surrounds the lead circumferentially,
a first coolant duct in which a cooling fluid for cooling the lead, can be conducted,
wherein the insulation layer is spaced apart from the lead, and the first coolant duct is formed between the insulation layer and the lead in such a way that the cooling fluid flows directly around the lead, and
a plug-type connector, at an axial end of the charging cable, in electrical contact with the at least one electrically conductive lead,
wherein the plug-type connector is configured to be connected to a coolant arrangement in order to feed the cooling fluid to the first coolant duct.

11. A charging cable for a motor vehicle, comprising:
two electrically conductive leads, each electrically conductive lead having axial ends lying opposite one another and each axial end being connected to an electric connection in order to place the respective electrically conductive lead in electrical contact at the axial ends to a charging station and the motor vehicle and, in order to transmit electrical energy to an electric energy store of the motor vehicle,
wherein the two electrically conductive leads form different poles of the charging cable,
a first insulation layer which surrounds a first lead of the two electrically conductive leads circumferentially and is spaced apart from the first lead,
a second insulation layer which surrounds a second lead, of the two electrically conductive leads circumferentially and is spaced apart from the second lead,
a first coolant duct in which a cooling fluid for cooling the first lead of the two electrically conductive leads can be conducted, wherein the first coolant duct is formed between the first insulation layer and the first lead such that the cooling fluid flows directly around the first lead,
a second coolant duct in which a cooling fluid for cooling the second lead of the two electrically conductive leads can be conducted, wherein the second coolant duct is formed between the second insulation layer and the second lead such that the cooling fluid flows directly around the second lead, and
a circulating cooling system for the two electrically conductive leads which can be supplied with cooling medium from the charging station.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Remisch Dirk

Classifications

• B60L53/18

  Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title

• H01B7/425

  the construction being bendable · CPC title

• B60L53/302

  Cooling of charging equipment · CPC title

• Y02T90/12

  Electric charging stations · CPC title

• H01B9/006

  Constructional features relating to the conductors · CPC title